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Long-time coder, with some interest in French and Philosophy.

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Was "book" to "beek" as "foot" is to "feet"?
Aug 10, 2012
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Why don't we use the indefinite article with 'software'?
Feb 17, 2011
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Why use BCE/CE instead of BC/AD?
Jul 5, 2011
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Using the definite article with acronyms and initialisms
Jun 20, 2011
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Why do we say "as it were"?
Apr 9, 2012
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A or an XML report?
Jun 30, 2011
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How to pronounce "Linux"
Aug 15, 2011
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Etymology of 'teaching grandma to suck eggs'?
Jun 25, 2011
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Origin of the term 'country mile'?
Jul 3, 2011
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What do you call the time period between notification of an event and the event?
Nov 9, 2011
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Should EL&U be removed from the multicollider, etc.?
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How would you feel about allowing questions in foreign languages and translation questions?
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How do I disable Git Credential Manager for Windows?
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How do I disable Git Credential Manager for Windows?
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Resolving a 'both added' merge conflict in git?
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How to disable cascade delete for link tables in EF code-first?
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Git for Windows doesn't execute my .bashrc file